Aduro Clean Technologies (NASDAQ:ADUR) versus Liquidmetal Technologies (OTCMKTS:LQMT) Head-To-Head Comparison

Aduro Clean Technologies (NASDAQ:ADUR) and Liquidmetal Technologies (OTCMKTS:LQMT) are both small-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Aduro Clean Technologies and Liquidmetal Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aduro Clean Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00
Liquidmetal Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Aduro Clean Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,198.70%. Given Aduro Clean Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Aduro Clean Technologies is more favorable than Liquidmetal Technologies.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Liquidmetal Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Liquidmetal Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aduro Clean Technologies and Liquidmetal Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aduro Clean Technologies	$299,021.00	366.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liquidmetal Technologies	$510,000.00	161.87	-$2.05 million	N/A	N/A

Aduro Clean Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Liquidmetal Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Aduro Clean Technologies and Liquidmetal Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aduro Clean Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liquidmetal Technologies	-127.63%	-4.30%	-4.13%

Summary

Aduro Clean Technologies beats Liquidmetal Technologies on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aduro Clean Technologies

Aduro Clean Technologies is a developer of patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle waste plastics; convert heavy crude and bitumen into lighter, more valuable oil and transform renewable oils into higher-value fuels or renewable chemicals. Aduro Clean Technologies is based in LONDON, Ontario.

About Liquidmetal Technologies

Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a materials technology company, designs, develops, and sells custom products and parts from bulk amorphous alloys to various industries in the United States and internationally. The company provides bulk amorphous alloy custom products and parts for applications, which include non-consumer electronic devices, medical products, automotive components, and sports and leisure goods. It offers tooling and prototype parts, such as demonstration parts and test samples for customers with products in development; and engages in product licensing activities. In addition, the company partners with third-party manufacturers and licensees to develop and commercialize liquid metal alloy products. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Lake Forest, California.